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Agri-Food Systems Analysis
by Amanda McKinney, MD, FACLM- 0.0
8 Weeks
This course will provide an introduction to critical skills for understanding and evaluating sustainability metrics in relation to Agri-Food systems. By the end of this course, successful students will be able to Assess how the sustainability of agriculture and food systems are evaluated and measured, and explore solutions to economic, social, and environmental problems....
$199
Planning with Climate Change in Mind
by Joseph Casola- 0.0
Approx. 6 hours to complete
This course focuses on the climate impacts occurring and expected to occur across the United States. Our approach will be regional and sectoral, with consideration of impacts on water resources, transportation, energy, agriculture, forests, health, and coastal/marine resources. Agriculture...
Transformation of the Global Food System
by Katherine Richardson- 4.8
Approx. 12 hours to complete
Agriculture is responsible for 80% of global deforestation. Connecting the challenges that must be overcome to develop a sustainable global food system with the solutions being developed by the amazing group of people you meet in this course has been a huge source of inspiration for me. Transformation of the global food system - Introduction...
Ecosystems of California
by Erika Zavaleta- 4.7
Approx. 12 hours to complete
This course surveys the diversity, structure and functioning of California’s ecosystems through time and the ways they have influenced and responded to human activities and stewardship. The course also emphasizes important skills to understand as a scientist or consumer of scientific information, including data collection, natural history, and writing. Drivers of Statewide Patterns Agriculture...
Global Water Use and Climate Change
by Geoffrey Hall- 0.0
4 Weeks
This course investigates the use of water by humans across the globe. This course investigates the use of water by humans across the globe. This course will also look at our changing understanding of water resources and how this is playing a role in the impact of water-resources on human health....
$160
Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) Mission
by Dr. Ir. Lammert Kooistra , Dr. João Valente- 0.0
3 Weeks
Although the course is initially made for agriculture technicians, researchers or graduate students from multidisciplinary technical fields, everyone that aims to learn how to use an off-the-shelf small drone for generating a high-resolution image from a field, or has a general high interest in drones, is very welcome....
$49
Cooperatives and Producer Companies
by Trilochan Sastry- 0.0
3 Weeks
This course is about cooperative business, cooperative movement, cooperative organization, cooperative model, types of cooperatives, and cooperative development. We also discuss how genuine, member owned FPOs or cooperatives can revitalize agriculture in India which still employs over 50% of the population. The most important aspect of this course is how to set up such cooperatives....
$49
An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from Public Health
by Keeve Nachman, PhD, MHS , Robert S. Lawrence, MD , Pamela Rhubart Berg- 4.7
Approx. 24 hours to complete
Along the way, it intersects with aspects of public health, equity and the environment. The course will be led by a team of faculty and staff from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future. Welcome from Course Faculty Course Syllabus Wasted Food: Putting 40% of Our Food Supply in the Landfill (Neff)...
Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems: the Nexus between Water, Energy and Food
by Mario Giampietro , Andrea Saltelli , Tarik Serrano- 4.6
Approx. 23 hours to complete
In this course you will become familiar with the ideas of the water-energy-food nexus and transdisciplinary thinking. Technological lock-in of agriculture The mission impossible of agriculture in modern times Basic Concepts of relational analysis The concept of processor Illustration of results The framing of the problem The procedure of accounting with data...
Water in the Western United States
by Eric Gordon , Anne U. Gold- 4.8
Approx. 24 hours to complete
This course combines an overview of the science behind water and climate in the Western United States with a survey of the major legal, political, and cultural issues focused on this precious resource. Course Introduction History, Politics, and Culture of Water Development in the Western US History and Development of Water in the West...